Pronoun case after than, as and who

Grade 9 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

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Circle the best answer.

  1. Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than the speaker calls Ari. Which sentence says that, Esme?

    • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than I.
    • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than me.
    • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than myself.
    • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than mine.
  2. Ms. Kim helps Luz more than Ms. Kim helps the speaker. Which sentence says that, Jun?

    • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than I.
    • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than mine.
    • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than myself.
    • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than me.
  3. We like the new coach as much as the twins like the new coach. Which sentence says that, Kira?

    • We like the new coach as much as them.
    • We like the new coach as much as they.
    • We like the new coach as much as themselves.
    • We like the new coach as much as theirs.
  4. Award the medal to ___ the judges choose. Which word and reason fit the blank, Milo?

    • whoever, since it is the subject of the clause
    • whoever's, since the medal will be theirs
    • whomever, since it is the object of choose
    • whomever, since it is the object of to
  5. Ask ___ you believe knows the answer. Which word and reason fit the blank, Noah?

    • whomever, since it follows you believe
    • whoever, since it is the subject of knows
    • whoever, since it is the object of believe
    • whoever's, since the answer will be theirs
  6. Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Pia?

    • The coach and I hope the prize goes to whoever tries hardest.
    • The coach and I hope the prize goes to whomever tries hardest.
    • The coach and me hope the prize goes to whoever tries hardest.
    • The coach and myself hope the prize goes to whoever tries hardest.
  7. Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Ren?

    • Between you and myself, Tala sings better than I.
    • Between you and I, Tala sings better than I.
    • Between you and me, Tala sings better than me.
    • Between you and me, Tala sings better than I.
  8. Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Tala?

    • Ren and myself thanked Zee, whom the team elected.
    • Ren and I thanked Zee, who the team elected.
    • Ren and me thanked Zee, whom the team elected.
    • Ren and I thanked Zee, whom the team elected.
  9. No one worked harder than I. Why does the formal sentence use I, Zee?

    • The full clause is than I worked, and I is its subject
    • Me would mean the same, since than takes an object
    • I comes after than, so I is the object of than
    • I is right because it sounds more formal than me
  10. The guide whom we hired spoke three languages. Why is whom right in this sentence, Ari?

    • Whom shows that the languages belong to the guide
    • Whom is the object of spoke, as in the guide spoke him
    • Whom is the object of hired, as in we hired him
    • Who would also fit, since who begins the clause
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Pronoun case after than, as and who

Answer Key - Grade 9 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

  1. Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than the speaker calls Ari. Which sentence says that, Esme?

    • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than I.
    • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than me.
    • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than myself.
    • Ms. Rose calls Ari more often than mine.
  2. Ms. Kim helps Luz more than Ms. Kim helps the speaker. Which sentence says that, Jun?

    • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than I.
    • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than mine.
    • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than myself.
    • Ms. Kim helps Luz more than me.
  3. We like the new coach as much as the twins like the new coach. Which sentence says that, Kira?

    • We like the new coach as much as them.
    • We like the new coach as much as they.
    • We like the new coach as much as themselves.
    • We like the new coach as much as theirs.
  4. Award the medal to ___ the judges choose. Which word and reason fit the blank, Milo?

    • whoever, since it is the subject of the clause
    • whoever's, since the medal will be theirs
    • whomever, since it is the object of choose
    • whomever, since it is the object of to
  5. Ask ___ you believe knows the answer. Which word and reason fit the blank, Noah?

    • whomever, since it follows you believe
    • whoever, since it is the subject of knows
    • whoever, since it is the object of believe
    • whoever's, since the answer will be theirs
  6. Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Pia?

    • The coach and I hope the prize goes to whoever tries hardest.
    • The coach and I hope the prize goes to whomever tries hardest.
    • The coach and me hope the prize goes to whoever tries hardest.
    • The coach and myself hope the prize goes to whoever tries hardest.
  7. Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Ren?

    • Between you and myself, Tala sings better than I.
    • Between you and I, Tala sings better than I.
    • Between you and me, Tala sings better than me.
    • Between you and me, Tala sings better than I.
  8. Which sentence has no pronoun errors, Tala?

    • Ren and myself thanked Zee, whom the team elected.
    • Ren and I thanked Zee, who the team elected.
    • Ren and me thanked Zee, whom the team elected.
    • Ren and I thanked Zee, whom the team elected.
  9. No one worked harder than I. Why does the formal sentence use I, Zee?

    • The full clause is than I worked, and I is its subject
    • Me would mean the same, since than takes an object
    • I comes after than, so I is the object of than
    • I is right because it sounds more formal than me
  10. The guide whom we hired spoke three languages. Why is whom right in this sentence, Ari?

    • Whom shows that the languages belong to the guide
    • Whom is the object of spoke, as in the guide spoke him
    • Whom is the object of hired, as in we hired him
    • Who would also fit, since who begins the clause